Source: Department of State, Central
Files, 751K.00/10-1562. Confidential; Official-Informal. According
to another copy, this letter was drafted by Barbour and Robert T.
Burke of the Political Section on October 4 and
cleared by Manfull and
Trueheart. (Washington
National Records Center, RG 84, Saigon Embassy Files: ERC 67 A 677,
350 GVN)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 84,
Saigon Embassy Files: FRC 68 A 5159. Top Secret. A notation on the
source text indicates that it was prepared from the interpreterʼs
notes and should not be considered a stenographic record of the
meeting. A note attached to the source text states that it had not
been reviewed or cleared by any of the participants.

Source:
Department of State, Central Files, 951K.50/11-662. Personal;
Secret. On the source text Wood had written “WAH[arriman]—a word here can
sometimes help!” For Woodʼs
reply, November 16, which was attached to the source text, see Document 318.

Source: Kennedy Library,
Hilsman Papers, Hilsman Trip 12/62-1/63. Secret;
Noforn. Moore sent a copy of this
memorandum to Murrow on
December 10 (Washington National Records Center, RG 306, USIA/I/S
Files: FRC 68 A 4933, Field—Far East (IAF)), which was circulated by Forrestal to the Special Group on
Counterinsurgency on January 28, 1963.